Counties in Ohio by wages and salaries paid

Franklin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 88 counties in 2020, at $50.76 billion. Vinton County had the lowest, at $95.84 million. The median was $986.17 million and the figure for Ohio was $305.62 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest50,759.2Franklin County
Lowest95.8Vinton County
Median986.288 counties
Ohio305,617.9History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 279.4 USD millionAllen County: 2,561 USD millionAshland County: 863 USD millionAshtabula County: 1,300.3 USD millionAthens County: 1,000.2 USD millionAuglaize County: 1,047.4 USD millionBelmont County: 917.2 USD millionBrown County: 316.8 USD millionButler County: 9,133.6 USD millionCarroll County: 265.1 USD millionChampaign County: 497.9 USD millionClark County: 2,210.8 USD millionClermont County: 3,135.6 USD millionClinton County: 1,010.5 USD millionColumbiana County: 1,336.7 USD millionCoshocton County: 453.8 USD millionCrawford County: 589.1 USD millionCuyahoga County: 47,788.6 USD millionDarke County: 834.6 USD millionDefiance County: 710.7 USD millionDelaware County: 5,855.5 USD millionErie County: 1,581.2 USD millionFairfield County: 2,039.1 USD millionFayette County: 476.1 USD millionFranklin County: 50,759.2 USD millionFulton County: 855.5 USD millionGallia County: 475.4 USD millionGeauga County: 1,769.7 USD millionGreene County: 5,324.8 USD millionGuernsey County: 686.4 USD millionHamilton County: 36,483.8 USD millionHancock County: 2,710.6 USD millionHardin County: 347.3 USD millionHarrison County: 180.9 USD millionHenry County: 530.8 USD millionHighland County: 460 USD millionHocking County: 257.7 USD millionHolmes County: 954.4 USD millionHuron County: 1,062.9 USD millionJackson County: 444.9 USD millionJefferson County: 957.6 USD millionKnox County: 972.1 USD millionLake County: 4,950.7 USD millionLawrence County: 580.5 USD millionLicking County: 3,394.8 USD millionLogan County: 931.8 USD millionLorain County: 4,810.3 USD millionLucas County: 11,253.8 USD millionMadison County: 877.1 USD millionMahoning County: 4,364.3 USD millionMarion County: 1,175.6 USD millionMedina County: 3,091.2 USD millionMeigs County: 140.9 USD millionMercer County: 910.5 USD millionMiami County: 2,044.2 USD millionMonroe County: 181.9 USD millionMontgomery County: 14,271.3 USD millionMorgan County: 119.5 USD millionMorrow County: 234.8 USD millionMuskingum County: 1,622.3 USD millionNoble County: 127.8 USD millionOttawa County: 666.4 USD millionPaulding County: 203.5 USD millionPerry County: 284.7 USD millionPickaway County: 728.7 USD millionPike County: 540 USD millionPortage County: 2,806.4 USD millionPreble County: 509.6 USD millionPutnam County: 531.7 USD millionRichland County: 2,225.4 USD millionRoss County: 1,458.8 USD millionSandusky County: 1,166.9 USD millionScioto County: 1,072.5 USD millionSeneca County: 852.4 USD millionShelby County: 1,480.5 USD millionStark County: 7,616.7 USD millionSummit County: 15,021.4 USD millionTrumbull County: 2,763.7 USD millionTuscarawas County: 1,625.6 USD millionUnion County: 2,217 USD millionVan Wert County: 527.5 USD millionVinton County: 95.8 USD millionWarren County: 6,113.9 USD millionWashington County: 1,309.1 USD millionWayne County: 2,496.4 USD millionWilliams County: 786.6 USD millionWood County: 3,523 USD millionWyandot County: 472.4 USD million
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USD million, 2020. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Franklin County: 50,759.2 USD millionFranklin County50,759.2Cuyahoga County: 47,788.6 USD millionCuyahoga County47,788.6Hamilton County: 36,483.8 USD millionHamilton County36,483.8Summit County: 15,021.4 USD millionSummit County15,021.4Montgomery County: 14,271.3 USD millionMontgomery County14,271.3Lucas County: 11,253.8 USD millionLucas County11,253.8Butler County: 9,133.6 USD millionButler County9,133.6Stark County: 7,616.7 USD millionStark County7,616.7Warren County: 6,113.9 USD millionWarren County6,113.9Delaware County: 5,855.5 USD millionDelaware County5,855.5Greene County: 5,324.8 USD millionGreene County5,324.8Lake County: 4,950.7 USD millionLake County4,950.7Lorain County: 4,810.3 USD millionLorain County4,810.3Mahoning County: 4,364.3 USD millionMahoning County4,364.3Wood County: 3,523 USD millionWood County3,523Licking County: 3,394.8 USD millionLicking County3,394.8Clermont County: 3,135.6 USD millionClermont County3,135.6Medina County: 3,091.2 USD millionMedina County3,091.2Portage County: 2,806.4 USD millionPortage County2,806.4Trumbull County: 2,763.7 USD millionTrumbull County2,763.7Hancock County: 2,710.6 USD millionHancock County2,710.6Allen County: 2,561 USD millionAllen County2,561Wayne County: 2,496.4 USD millionWayne County2,496.4Richland County: 2,225.4 USD millionRichland County2,225.4Union County: 2,217 USD millionUnion County2,217Clark County: 2,210.8 USD millionClark County2,210.8Miami County: 2,044.2 USD millionMiami County2,044.2Fairfield County: 2,039.1 USD millionFairfield County2,039.1Geauga County: 1,769.7 USD millionGeauga County1,769.7Tuscarawas County: 1,625.6 USD millionTuscarawas County1,625.6Muskingum County: 1,622.3 USD millionMuskingum County1,622.3Erie County: 1,581.2 USD millionErie County1,581.2Shelby County: 1,480.5 USD millionShelby County1,480.5Ross County: 1,458.8 USD millionRoss County1,458.8Columbiana County: 1,336.7 USD millionColumbiana County1,336.7Washington County: 1,309.1 USD millionWashington County1,309.1Ashtabula County: 1,300.3 USD millionAshtabula County1,300.3Marion County: 1,175.6 USD millionMarion County1,175.6Sandusky County: 1,166.9 USD millionSandusky County1,166.9Scioto County: 1,072.5 USD millionScioto County1,072.5Franklin County: 50,759.2 USD millionFranklin County50,759.2Cuyahoga County: 47,788.6 USD millionCuyahoga County47,788.6Hamilton County: 36,483.8 USD millionHamilton County36,483.8Summit County: 15,021.4 USD millionSummit County15,021.4Montgomery County: 14,271.3 USD millionMontgomery County14,271.3Lucas County: 11,253.8 USD millionLucas County11,253.8Butler County: 9,133.6 USD millionButler County9,133.6Stark County: 7,616.7 USD millionStark County7,616.7Warren County: 6,113.9 USD millionWarren County6,113.9Delaware County: 5,855.5 USD millionDelaware County5,855.5Greene County: 5,324.8 USD millionGreene County5,324.8Lake County: 4,950.7 USD millionLake County4,950.7Lorain County: 4,810.3 USD millionLorain County4,810.3Mahoning County: 4,364.3 USD millionMahoning County4,364.3Wood County: 3,523 USD millionWood County3,523Licking County: 3,394.8 USD millionLicking County3,394.8Clermont County: 3,135.6 USD millionClermont County3,135.6Medina County: 3,091.2 USD millionMedina County3,091.2Portage County: 2,806.4 USD millionPortage County2,806.4Trumbull County: 2,763.7 USD millionTrumbull County2,763.7Hancock County: 2,710.6 USD millionHancock County2,710.6Allen County: 2,561 USD millionAllen County2,561Wayne County: 2,496.4 USD millionWayne County2,496.4Richland County: 2,225.4 USD millionRichland County2,225.4Union County: 2,217 USD millionUnion County2,217Clark County: 2,210.8 USD millionClark County2,210.8Miami County: 2,044.2 USD millionMiami County2,044.2Fairfield County: 2,039.1 USD millionFairfield County2,039.1Geauga County: 1,769.7 USD millionGeauga County1,769.7Tuscarawas County: 1,625.6 USD millionTuscarawas County1,625.6Muskingum County: 1,622.3 USD millionMuskingum County1,622.3Erie County: 1,581.2 USD millionErie County1,581.2Shelby County: 1,480.5 USD millionShelby County1,480.5Ross County: 1,458.8 USD millionRoss County1,458.8Columbiana County: 1,336.7 USD millionColumbiana County1,336.7Washington County: 1,309.1 USD millionWashington County1,309.1Ashtabula County: 1,300.3 USD millionAshtabula County1,300.3Marion County: 1,175.6 USD millionMarion County1,175.6Sandusky County: 1,166.9 USD millionSandusky County1,166.9Scioto County: 1,072.5 USD millionScioto County1,072.5
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Franklin County50,759.2+3.1%
2Cuyahoga County47,788.6+0.5%
3Hamilton County36,483.8+1%
4Summit County15,021.4+0.5%
5Montgomery County14,271.3+1%
6Lucas County11,253.8-2.7%
7Butler County9,133.6+2.3%
8Stark County7,616.7-0.3%
9Warren County6,113.9+2.3%
10Delaware County5,855.5+1.6%
11Greene County5,324.8+4.4%
12Lake County4,950.7-2.9%
13Lorain County4,810.3-0.1%
14Mahoning County4,364.3-0.4%
15Wood County3,5230%
16Licking County3,394.8+12.1%
17Clermont County3,135.6+2%
18Medina County3,091.2+1.4%
19Portage County2,806.4-0.9%
20Trumbull County2,763.7-2.9%
21Hancock County2,710.6+4.5%
22Allen County2,561+1.2%
23Wayne County2,496.4-3.2%
24Richland County2,225.4-0.6%
25Union County2,217+2%
26Clark County2,210.8-0.4%
27Miami County2,044.2+2.6%
28Fairfield County2,039.1+4%
29Geauga County1,769.7+1.1%
30Tuscarawas County1,625.6-0.6%
31Muskingum County1,622.3+5.8%
32Erie County1,581.2-2.6%
33Shelby County1,480.5-2.5%
34Ross County1,458.8+0.3%
35Columbiana County1,336.7+3.4%
36Washington County1,309.1-2.8%
37Ashtabula County1,300.3-0.9%
38Marion County1,175.6+0.5%
39Sandusky County1,166.9-0.5%
40Scioto County1,072.5+3.6%
41Huron County1,062.9-0.9%
42Auglaize County1,047.4-4.4%
43Clinton County1,010.5+3.3%
44Athens County1,000.2-0.8%
45Knox County972.1-3.3%
46Jefferson County957.6-2%
47Holmes County954.4+4.9%
48Logan County931.8-4.6%
49Belmont County917.2-11.5%
50Mercer County910.5+0.6%
51Madison County877.1+3.5%
52Ashland County863+3.3%
53Fulton County855.5-0.6%
54Seneca County852.4+1.9%
55Darke County834.6+3%
56Williams County786.6-1.8%
57Pickaway County728.7+3.6%
58Defiance County710.7-1.8%
59Guernsey County686.4-2.5%
60Ottawa County666.4-0.1%
61Crawford County589.1+2.2%
62Lawrence County580.5+7.7%
63Pike County540+1.4%
64Putnam County531.7+2.2%
65Henry County530.8+3.1%
66Van Wert County527.5+0.4%
67Preble County509.6+4.3%
68Champaign County497.9-2.4%
69Fayette County476.1+3.9%
70Gallia County475.4-0.3%
71Wyandot County472.4-1.1%
72Highland County460+7.8%
73Coshocton County453.8+1.1%
74Jackson County444.9+9.1%
75Hardin County347.3+0.2%
76Brown County316.8+2.7%
77Perry County284.7-4.1%
78Adams County279.4+5.2%
79Carroll County265.1-4.9%
80Hocking County257.7+3.4%
81Morrow County234.8+1.3%
82Paulding County203.5+3.6%
83Monroe County181.9+34.8%
84Harrison County180.9-7.7%
85Meigs County140.9+0.4%
86Noble County127.8+0.2%
87Morgan County119.5-0.2%
88Vinton County95.8+1.5%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Franklin County, with $50.76 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Vinton County, with $95.84 million in 2020.

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